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Tysen Grinde scored with a game-opening 81-yard kickoff return, a 44-yard punt return and a 51-yard pass reception as state-ranked No, 5 Spring Grove celebrated Homecoming with a 50-21 win against LeRoy-Ostrander on Saturday, Oct. 8.
Elijah Solum threw for 3 touchdowns and ran 52 yards for the last Lion TD. Already the league leader in total offense completed14 of 19 passes for 190 yards and rushed for 95 yard on only seven carries. Solum also led Lion tacklers with 10 stops. Caleb Griffin scored twice with 12 and 37-yard receptions and kicked six extra points. Hunter Holland added a 32-yard touchdown sprint.
After Grinde’s opening kick-off shocker, the Lions were about to increase the lead until denied first by an interception in the end zone and then by running out of downs on the L-O 17 yard-line. But SG then caught fire, needing only 10 plays, a punt return and a safety to score 36 points in the second quarter on the way to a 43-0 halftime rout.
Blocking up front were Ty Cleven, Logan Brumm, Brandon Jahnke, Cooper Olson and Ethan Crouch. Meanwhile, defensive linemen Noah Blackburn, Emmet Engeldinger, Cleven, Jahnke and Brumm helped limit LeRoy-Ostrander to only two first downs through eight first-half possessions. The Cardinals did not score until the final minute of the third quarter.
Solum had 10 tackles while linebacking buddy Jacob Olerud and nose guard Blackburn each had nine stops and Ethan Crouch seven. There were six tackles for loss. The Cardinal attack depended on quarterback Camden Hungerholt, who rushed for 153 yards (19 carries) including TD runs of 3 and 62 yards. He completed only 4 of 17 passes with no sacks or interceptions. More than half of his 69 aerial yards came on a 37-yard TD toss to Carter Sweeney.
Spring Grove improved to 6-0 (6-0 sub-district) while L-O (1-5, 1-4 sub-district) dropped a fifth straight decision after a season-opening victory. The Lions thus ended a three-game losing streak in the series the Cardinals still lead 15 to 14.
The Spring Grove B-team (4-1) scored 30 points in the first quarter on the way to a 38-0 halftime lead and eventual 38-14 win against Grand Meadow.
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Varsity team totals
YARDAGE (rush + pass): SG 318 (128+190); L-O 248 (179+69)
RUSHING: att.-yards (avg.): SG 18-128 (7.1) 2 TD; L-O 42-179 (4.3) 2TD
PASSES: comp-att-int, yds. (TD): SG 14-19-1, 190 (3TD); L-O 4-17-0, 69 (TD)
Sacks allowed: SG 1, L-O 0
TD: SG 7 (rush 2, pass 3, sp. teams 2); L-O 3 (rush 2, pass 1)
PAT: SG 6-7 (kick 6-7); L-O 2-3 (kick 1-2, pass 1-1)
TOTAL PLAYS: SG 37, L-O 59
AVG. yards per play: SG 8.6, L-O 4.2
FUMBLES – LOST: SG 2-0, L-O 2-0
TURNOVERS: SG 1, L-O 0
PENALTIES: SG 4-31 yds., L-O 7-40 yds.
3rd downs: SG 5-7, L-O 2-14
4th downs: SG 0-1, L-O 4-6
Red zone: SG 1-2, L-O 1-1
First downs: SG 14, L-O 11
Plays of 20+ yards: SG 4, L-O 3
>>LION INDIVIDUALS:
RUSHING 18-128, 2 TD: Elijah Solum 7-95, TD; Hunter Holland 5-41, TD; Bryce Berns 1-3; Caleb Griffin 2-2
PASSING: Elijah Solum 14-19-1, 190, 3TD
RECEIVING 14-190, 3TD: Tysen Grinde 3-73, TD; Caleb Griffin 5-65, 2TD; Jaxon Strinmoen 2-16; Ethan Crouch 1-13; Hunter Holland 1-12; Bryce Berns 2-11
XP KICKING: Caleb Griffin 6 for 7
KICKOFF RETURNS: Tysen Grinde 2-107, TD; Caleb Griffin 1-26
PUNT RETURNS: Tysen Grinde 3-49, TD
SCORING 50: Caleb Griffin 18, Tysen Grinde 18, Hunter Holland 6, Elijah Solum 6, (team safety 2)
PUNTING: Caleb Griffin 1-20 yards
INTERCEPTIONS: none
PASS BREAKUPS: Caleb Griffin 1, Jacob Olerud 1, Ethan Crouch 1
FUMBLES FORCED: none
FUMBLE RECOVERIES: none
SACKS: none
TACKLES for LOSS (incl. sacks) 6: Ethan Crouch 1.0; Logan Brumm 1.0; Elijah Solum 1.5; Caleb Griffin 1.0; Noah Blackburn 1.0; Emmet Engeldinger 0.5
TACKLES (solo + assists): Elijah Solum 10 (3+7), Jacob Olerud 9 (5+4), Noah Blackburn 9 (3+6), Ethan Crouch 7 (4+3), Logan Brumm 6 (1+5), Emmet Engeldinger 6 (1+5), Jaxon Strinmoen 5 (4+1), Noah Heppner 4 (0+4), Brandon Jahnke 3 (1+2), Bryce Berns 2 (2+0), Caleb Griffin 2 (1+1), Tysen Grinde 2 (0+2), Ty Cleven 2 (0+2), Sylas Flatin 1 (1+0), Troy Reinhardt 1 (0+1)
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LeRoy-Ostrander INDIVIDUALS
RUSHING 42-179, 2 TD: Camden Hungerholt 19-153, 2TD; Peyton Roe 21-45; Carter Sweeney1-(-2) ; team 1-(-17)
PASSING: Camden Hungerholt 4-17-0, 69, TD
RECEIVING 4-69, TD: Carter Sweeney 2-45, TD=; Reid Hungerholt 1-18; Ryder Stern 1-6; Peyton Roe 0-0 +PAT
XP KICKING 1-2: Malyk Schaefer 1-1; team 0-1
SCORING 21: Camden Hungerholt 12, Carter Sweeney 6, Peyton Roe 2, Malyk Schaefer 1
PUNTING: Ryder Stern 4-117 (29.3)
INTERCEPTIONS: Camden Hungerholt 1- no return
FUMBLES FORCED: none
FUMBLE RECOVERIES: none
SACKS: none
KICKOFF RETURNS: Landon O’Byrne 3-32 Logan Diemer 2-22, Ryder Stern 1-11
PUNT RETURNS: none
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East Sub-District
Spring Grove 6-0 sub-district (6-0 season)
Lanesboro 5-0 sub-district (6-0 season)
Mabel-Canton 4-1 sub-district (5-1 season)
Grand Meadow 3-2 sub-district (4-2 season)
Kingsland 3-2 sub-district (3-3 season)
Lyle/Pacelli 2-3 sub-district (3-3 season)
LeRoy-Ostrander 1-4 sub-district (1-5 season)
Houston 0-6 sub-district (0-6 season)
Southland 0-6 sub-district (0-6 season)
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Spring Grove football 2021
6 wins, 0 losses (6-0 sub-district)
7:00 p.m. kickoff unless noted (series records go back to 1949)
W vs. Houston 60-30
W at Lyle/Pacelli 48-20
W vs. Mabel-Canton 56-14
W at Grand Meadow 47-16
W at Southland (Adams) 33-14
W vs. LeRoy-Ostrander 50-21
Fri. Oct. 14 at Kingsland (Spring Valley)—last year, SG 21, KHS 20 (Lions lead series 3-0)
Wed. Oct. 19…Lanesboro—last year, LHS 72, SG 27 (Burros have won last two; SG leads series 27-23-3)
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B-team Football
4 wins, 1 loss
W at Mabel-Canton 54-0
L vs. Kingsland 6-14
W vs. Mabel-Canton 44-6
W vs. Houston 32-0
W vs. Grand Meadow 38-14
10/10 at Lanesboro – away
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Junior High Football
1 win, 3 losses
L at LeRoy-Ostrander 6-26
L vs. Kingsland 14-40
W vs. Mabel-Canton 41-7
L vs. Houston 14-32
10/10 at Lanesboro – away
10/17 vs. Southland – home
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